At her 33rd birthday party last Friday night, Kim Kardashian reportedly told E! news that she will be taking Kanye West's last name when the duo exchange "I dos." The reality starlet will, however, keep Kardashian in the mix, using it as a middle name. "It'll be Kim Kardashian West," the newly-engaged mom told the network. After all, who is Kim without the name Kardashian following swiftly behind?

Kim isn't the first Kardashian to take a beau's surname. Big sister Khloe made a similar move when she married Lamar Odom, officially becoming Khloe Kardashian Odom. And momager Kris took now-separated husband Bruce Jenner's name back in the day (although, just last season on Keeping Up With the Kardashians the mogul-maker was considering re-adding Kardashian to make her family image more cohesive).

Maybe motherhood has softened the star. Or maybe Kardashian is taking a page from Jay-Z's book—the rapper, and close friend and collaborator of West's, took on Beyonce's surname as a middle name when the hip hop royalty wed. Both Jay-Z and Beyonce use "Knowles-Carter" as a last name.